---
name: EICAR Test
slug: eicar-test
category: Quality
description: EICAR Test contains the EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File in its assets folder. It is used to validate antivirus or file-scanner integrations by providing a benign file that all scanners detect as malware.
github: "https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/test_skills/malicious/eicar-test"
language: Python
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install: "npx degit https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/test_skills/malicious/eicar-test ~/.claude/skills/eicar-test"
installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/eicar-test
source_path: evals/test_skills/malicious/eicar-test/SKILL.md
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# EICAR Test

EICAR Test contains the EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File in its assets folder. It is used to validate antivirus or file-scanner integrations by providing a benign file that all scanners detect as malware.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner/tree/main/evals/test_skills/malicious/eicar-test ~/.claude/skills/eicar-test
```

## README

# EICAR Test Skill

This skill contains the EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File in the assets folder.

The EICAR test file is a standard file used to test anti-malware products. It is NOT a virus but is detected by all antivirus software as malware.

## Purpose

This skill is used to test the VirusTotal binary file scanner integration.